Jackson-Williamson County IL Archives News.....MURDER OF GEO. BULLINER (no date provided) October 16, 1923
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Murphysboro Daily Independent October 16, 1923

    About 10 o'clock, December the 12th Mr. Geo M. BULLINER, living in
Williamson county, while on his way to Carbondale, was waylaid and murdered.  He
was about three miles from town, and while passing through a strip of woods,
some unknown person or persons, fired upon him with buckshot.  Two shots were
fired, both taking effect.  He fell from his horse to the road, where he was
picked up by persons who were passing by.  Some four or five persons heard the
report of the gun, but were unable to discover the murder.  

Mr. Bulliner lived a short time after being shot.  He conversed freely with
those who came to his assistance, but expressed no knowledge as to the
perpetrator of the deed.  

The murdered man was about fifty-five years of age.  He was a wealthy farmer. 
For a number of years a bitter fued has existed between his family and some of
his neighbors, and it is thought this murder will lead to others in that
neighborhood.  There is no foundation in the report that Bulliner was  the
victim of an organized band of Ku Klux.


Additional Comments:

The October 16, 1923 edition of the paper was a Golden Anniversary edition,
which included published articles on the history of Murphysboro as well as
articles on current events of the day. 

Transcribed by Mary Riseling from her grandfather C. E. RISELING's collection of
old newspapers.

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